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Copy of Wang Yuan-ch'i/Yuanqi (1642-1715) 1690 Landscape and Inscription
Copy of Wang Yuan-ch'i/Yuanqi (1642-1715) 1690 Landscape and Inscription

Copy of Wang Yuan-ch'i/Yuanqi (1642-1715) 1690 Landscape and Inscription

Maker (1835 - 1884)
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Artist AKA 2 (1835 - 1884)
DateQing dynasty, second half of 19th century
MediumHanging scroll: ink and colors on paper
Dimensions34 1/8 x 16 1/4 inches (86.7 x 41.3 cm)
CultureChina
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGeorge and Mary Rockwell Collection
Terms
  • Paintings
  • Landscape
  • Scroll
  • Hanging scroll: ink and colors
  • Boats
  • Bodies of water
  • Bridges
  • Clouds
  • Cottages
  • Houses
  • Inscriptions
  • Lakes
  • Landscapes
  • Men
  • Mountains
  • Pavilions
  • Trees
  • Waterfalls
  • Paper
  • Chinese
Object number71.109
Label CopyQin Zuyong was a native of Wuxi, in Jiangsu province, and gained fame as a poet, calligrapher, and landscape painter. A master copyist in the literati tradition, he became particularly well known for his paintings after Wang Yuanqi (1642-1715). Here he has copied not only the painting, but also Wang Yuanqi's seal and inscription, which reads: Painting should be ripe but not sweet, green but not astringent The air should be light and the body heavy Quality is not in the unusualness of the scenery, but in a satisfying composition Capture and brighten the spirit, but keep the individuality of the artist While discussing painting with my pupil, Hua Ziqian, I wrote this to show him One day after the Autumn Equinox, in the gengwu year of the reign of Kangxi (1690)
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